Summary
InManor Lords, you can finally live out your wildest medieval dreams while building a thriving settlement, complete with all the challenges that entails. Not only will you need to manage your growing population and the resources to sustain them, but also engage in the local economy, buying and selling goods you need when you can’t just produce them yourself.
In order to do that, you will need to find ways to generate regional wealth consistently, which will then be used by your citizens to build home upgrades, trade for goods, or even expand your livestock.Regional wealth can also then be turned into wealth for your own personal treasury, giving you access to even more options.
8Raiding Bandit Camps
Revenge Is Sweet
One method of wealth generation that never fails is taking the time to raid the bandit camps that spawn in unclaimed territory throughout the map. Not only do these bandits occasionally harass you anyway, but clearing their camps gives you an option to send their stolen goods to your nearest settlement or to keep the spoils for yourself.
What this means is that you can give a regional wealth stimulus to the nearest town you own or add some funds to your treasury instead. You might choose either option depending on your current circumstances, but bandits are an easy way to improve your funds regardless.Keep your soldiers well equipped for battle, and you will reap the rewards.
7Tithing And Taxes
Taxes Can be Helpful
Another surefire method to generate funds for your personal treasury is to levy taxes on your subjects. These land taxes will see a portion of the region’s regional wealth be converted into treasury funds for your use. Perfect for outfitting your retinue or hiring mercenaries.
Keep in mind, however, that the people you govern do not like being taxed and will hit you with an opinion penalty for each level of taxation you levy. Use this power wisely because the last thing you want is order breaking down and growth to slow or stop altogether.
6Upgrading Burgages
Home Sweet Home
The very base of your economy will rely on your villagers and their burgages. For every burgage plot that is level two, each family that lives there will generate one regional wealth a month. Level three burgages generate two regional wealth per family as well.
If you make your plots large enough to house additional families, then every level two house will generate two wealth per month, and every level three house will generate eight wealth per month. These numbers will add up very quickly in large villages and will be stable and consistent.
5Exporting Planks
Another Use For Your Wood
By the time you reach a medium-sized village, you might notice that you have a lot of unused construction materials lying around and not enough projects to use them for. This is where trading away unused goods, like planks, can net you a tidy profit.
While planks aren’t particularly valuable, you will have them in abundance, and trees are an infinite resource, provided you have enough foresters. Don’t be afraid to sell any excess planks you have lying around.
4Exporting Rooftiles
Tiles For Days
Much like planks, rooftiles are another resource that you might have in abundance, depending on your clay deposit size and how many building projects you are undertaking. If you do have a bunch lying around collecting dust, selling them will net you a lot of wealth.
Rooftiles sell for more than planks and can be a good moneymaker. Just bear in mind, however, that, unlike trees, clay is a finite resource, and you do need rooftiles to build a level two church and to upgrade burgages to level three.
3Sheep Farms
Fluffy Moneymakers
If you’re looking to make money, then sheep farming might interest you. Provided you have plenty of space to create pastures and you pick up the sheep breeding development perk, these fuzzy wonders will make you rich over the long term.
Sheep breeding makes it so that your sheep breed and multiply slowly over time, without you having to buy more sheep from the livestock trading post. You can then turn around and sell excess sheep back onto the market to make some easy cash. You can then turn around and spend your new money on more livestock as well, further increasing your productivity.
2Exporting Yarn
Sheep Have More Than One Use
If you take the time to build a sheep industry, then you will most certainly need to invest in a vibrant weaving industry to complement it. A weaver’s workshop will take all the wool your sheep produce and turn it into yarn, which can help satisfy your citizen’s clothing needs.
On top of that, if you make tons of yarn, you can turn around and sell any excess yarn through the trading post and make a very tidy profit on it. Yarn sells for quite a bit and is easy to make, provided you have the sheep to back it.
1Farming And Food Production
Food, Glorious Food
At the end of the day, you need to provide for your citizens' needs, and apart from shelter and firewood, food is the number one good you will need to produce in spades. Between hunting, foraging, farming, baking, and ranching, you will begin to stockpile large quantities of food and might not know what to do with it.
While expanding your town is always an option, selling excess food is another great choice, as most food items sell for decent amounts and by the time you reach the late game, you will have tons of it stored away. ensure to keep enough for the people you have, and you can safely sell the rest to make tons of cash.
